" I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right
to be uncommon. I seek to develop whatever talents God gave me—not
security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by
having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to
dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive
for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence;
the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade
freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower
before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to
stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the
benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say – ‘This,
with God’s help, I have done.’ All this is what it means to be an
American."
